All articles by Wendy Mitchell
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FeaturesHow Nicole Kidman is redefining the female gaze with ‘Babygirl’: “It’s uncharted territory”
The prolific actress says she has stepped into fresh territory with Halina Reijn’s ‘Babygirl’
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FeaturesIn conversation: ‘Hard Truths’ duo Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin on Mike Leigh’s unique process
Longtime Mike Leigh collaborators play two very different sisters living in north London.
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FeaturesIn conversation: Nora Fingscheidt and Halina Reijn on ‘The Outrun’, ‘Babygirl’ and navigating cultural barriers
The duo discuss the processes of making their films and where the future might take them.
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Features“It’s a hard industry to be a woman”: Marielle Heller on making a film for mothers in ‘Nightbitch’
Marielle Heller’s fourth feature adapts a bestselling novel about a harried mother who seems to be turning into a dog.
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FeaturesHow four documentaries in this season’s awards race used archive to bring history to life
The teams behind Copa 71, Frida, Power and Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat discuss their creative approaches to using footage.
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FeaturesHow ‘Will & Harper’ explores friendship and trans identity
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele take a soul-searching road trip across the US.
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FeaturesThe international Oscar contenders with boldly imagined film worlds
Films competing for this year’s international feature Oscar present some highly vivid conceptions of place.
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Features‘Fear & Trembling’ directors Manijeh Hekmat and Faeze Azizkhani: "It's a dire situation for filmmakers in Iran"
Iranian filmmakers co-write and co-direct story of a fundamentalist older woman who isolates herself from society
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NewsGoodfellas, Anonymous Content board ‘Nightborn’ from ‘Hatching’ director (exclusive)
Cast for Hanna Bergholm’s new project includes Rupert Grint and Seidi Haarla.
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FeaturesHow a new documentary sheds light on Jerry Lewis’s notorious lost film ‘The Day The Clown Cried’
Directors Michael Lurie and Eric Friedler have unearthed lost footage from ’The Day The Clown Cried’.
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NewsMads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas reteam with Anders Thomas Jensen for ‘Back To Reality’ (exclusive)
Mikkelsen and Lie Kaas play brothers in the new dark comedy.
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NewsTrustNordisk boards Frelle Petersen’s ‘Home Sweet Home’ (exclusive)
Petersen’s previous two features are ‘Uncle’ and ‘Forever’.
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Features10 European titles that could make a box office splash in 2024
Local-language films have already delivered some of the biggest hits of 2024 in France and Germany.
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Features’Dog On Trial' director-star Laetitia Dosch on turning her stage play into a Cannes film
Actor-turned-director Laetitia Dosch tells Screen about the inspiration behind her feminist courtroom comedy.
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Features“We had very high ambitions”: Magnus von Horn on dark fairytale ‘The Girl With The Needle’
Magnus von Horn tells Screen about finding contemporary relevance in Competition title The Girl With The Needle, inspired by the true story of unspeakable crimes in 19th-century Denmark.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Koen de Rooij (Netherlands)
de Rooij is programmer, feature films and short films, International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Anja Fröhner (Switzerland)
Fröhner is head of programme and guests at Zürich Film Festival.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Chris Kumar (UK)
Kumar is film programmer and programme coordinator at the Glasgow Film Festival.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Vanja Milena Munjin Paiva (Chile, Portugal)
After joining the festival’s team in 2019, she created Tramas at Chile’s FICValdivia.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Hanna Reifgerst (Germany)
“There is nothing better than the pure joy and awe of a young audience.”